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Science & Education 3 February 2022

New knowledge security service desk: for all your dilemmas

What are the dangers of collaborating with knowledge institutions in other countries? “This is something every academic discipline has to deal with”, Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said earlier this week at the presentation of a new knowledge security service desk.
Science & Education 16 December 2021

Many scholars at risk this past year

From murder and violence to stalking and intimidation: last year, the human rights organisation Scholars at Risk logged 332 attacks on academic freedom in 65 countries, including the Netherlands.
Science & Education 16 November 2021

Can you replace laboratory animals? You can!

LONGREAD – During the Helpathon, scientific experts and researchers spent two days pondering the question of how to reduce the use of laboratory animals. ‘Focus your research on the Maradonas of this world.’
Science & Education 15 November 2021

You’ll be rejected anyway, but it matters how

LONGREAD – Anonymous reviewers can sometimes be really brutal when assessing an article. When that happens, pettiness and academic rivalry seem to be more important than the quality of thought. It’s time for another system says the philosopher; time for…
Science & Education 12 October 2021

Controversial DNA testing? Address the ethical issues

Dutch and Chinese researchers have been working together in recent years to develop controversial DNA databanks. It’s time to tighten up our ethical review of such work, says philosophy professor Peter-Paul Verbeek. A month ago, RTL Nieuws and the Dutch…
Science & Education 10 September 2021

Studies using the DNA of Uyghurs withdrawn

Two researchers at the Erasmus Medical Center have been unable to prove that DNA they used for scientific research was donated voluntarily by Uyghur subjects. Their publications have therefore been withdrawn by two scientific journals.
Science & Education 13 July 2021

51 percent of scientists sometimes cheat with research

Half of all scientists are occasionally guilty of dubious research practices. Even fabrication or manipulation of research results is a regular occurrence.
Science & Education 29 June 2021

Debate on harassment: ‘It’s even worse for young scientists and women’

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences KNAW held an online debate last night on the harassment of scientists and academics. “When pictures of your children are posted online, it comes very close to home.”
Science & Education 27 May 2021

Worldwide support for intimidated fraud hunter Elisabeth Bik

Dutch researcher and scientific misconduct expert Elisabeth Bik is receiving support from colleagues all over the world now that a controversial microbiologist is filing a lawsuit against her.
Science & Education 6 May 2021

‘Dutch success is good, but a strong Europe is better’

LONGREAD – The Netherlands is remarkably successful in European research grant competitions. That’s great, but what about the other member states? “Researchers in one country aren’t smarter than in another”, says Eveline Crone, Vice President of the European Research Council…
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